Everyone, happy new year!

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When Karen walked off the ring, he could find that everyone's eyes on him and the details of getting along with him had changed significantly. After all, true respect is earned by his own strength.

In comparison, Marlowe is an exception. First, in the last mission, although he could not witness it with his own eyes, he actually had a clear perception of the formation he built; second, he was browsing the cards. After Lun gave himself this notebook that recorded the formation, he was still immersed in that relatively simple academic atmosphere.

"Karen, I have a guess about this formation, can you show it to me?"

"I'm not very familiar with the game." Karen replied apologetically.

This is indeed the case. A person's energy is always limited. Although Mr. Hoffen has left himself a very rich array of notes, Karen is only at the stage of looking at it, and he doesn't have much time to go. In practice, Alfred has been immersed in formation research.

At present, Mr. Hoffin gave himself the formation notes, but Alfred is the most suitable inheritor.

However, after two previous exchanges in the ring, Karen's "confession" is often subconsciously regarded by listeners as a modest virtue.

"I'll arrange it, and you can help me take a look, okay?" Marlow asked. .

No way, Karen can only nod, thinking that although he doesn't have much practical experience, he has taken the time to read a lot of Mr. Hofen's theoretical records of the formation, and it should be enough to say a few words to Marlow according to the situation. .

Either way it's correct.

"Then let's go next door." Marlowe enthusiastically led Karen to the side door.

The first floor of the factory building is a collective place for fight clubs and shooting clubs, and the negative half of the first floor is a training place for private activities of Ji and Fanny, as well as a communication place for other people in the part-time team.

That is to say, there is still a small half of the basement space that has not been decorated and arranged. Marlow led Karen here, and he first started to arrange the formation on the ground.

Karen stood beside him and asked, "Want something to drink?"

Marlow, who was squatting on the ground and drawing the formation, raised his head and said, "Oh, there are a lot of drinks over there."

"I don't want to drink, I want to drink soda." Karen shook her head with a smile and continued, "You draw first, I'll go to the first floor to see, I remember there is a merchandise store there."

"Drinking soda, it's okay, I'll go get it." Marlowe took the initiative.

"No, no, you continue to draw the formation, and I'll get it."

Karen went up the nearest stairs. There were two stairs leading from the factory building to the basement. Basically only one was used, and the other was not used by anyone.

While Karen was going up here, Neo was leading Richard down another staircase.

The captain appeared here, and everyone who had been noisy immediately quieted down.

Neo said: "Although there is a new academic building, our office has not yet been placed, so we can only have a meeting here. Now, let's prepare."

"Yes, Captain."

"Yes, Captain."

Everyone began to move chairs, and according to tradition, the seats were arranged in an oval shape.

Richard took the initiative to step up to help, calling everyone "hello" and "hello" cordially, but what he got was basically a bland response.

"Captain, do you need to prepare food?" Fanny asked.

"No, go out to eat for dinner, this place is only responsible for meetings."

"Okay, Captain, then I'll go and pick up some red wine."

"I'll help you." Richard immediately came over.

Fanny glanced at him, the captain hadn't officially introduced him yet, but she probably knew the identity of the other party, so she nodded and said, "Go and tell the people above, the boss asked her to take down the wine she kept here, and then they themselves will move down."

"Okay, I see." Richard, who was diligent and eager to join the team, immediately trotted upstairs and found a small leader above to repeat Fanny's words.

"Yes, I understand, I'll deliver it right away." The little boss agreed immediately, and then took someone to get the wine.

Richard reached out and rubbed his face. Even a social person like him felt a little embarrassed when he briefly contacted his teammates.

It's a different vibe, and I need to find it quickly, learn it, and join it.

Richard took the initiative to cheer himself up, and clenched his fist and waved it.

"be careful."

Richard turned his head to see Karen standing behind him holding a case of soda, his previously swung fist almost swept the soda bottle.

"Karen, why are you here?" Richard asked.

"Called." Karen shrugged.

"I'll get it for you." Richard took the initiative to reach out.

Karen unceremoniously delivered a whole box of soda to Richard, and by the way put a small bucket with ice cubes on the box;

After all, who could refuse to call upon their cousin?

"cough…"

Richard was almost exhausted.

The two went downstairs together;

Richard went downstairs very slowly because his vision was blocked by something in his hand, but even so he asked:

"You also joined Neo's team?"

"Well, because it was recommended."

It was recommended by Mr. Pavaro.

Richard smiled and said, "Then you got my grandfather's light?"

"hehe."

It was normal for Richard to think so, although at first he thought that Karen was as well-known as him, because Karen treated him with a completely equal attitude, without the slightest flattery;

But the way Karen was at his house, facing his father and his grandfather, made it clear to Richard that Karen had no family background.

Because the other party can hide from himself, but he should not hide from his father and grandfather, otherwise it will be a kind of great disrespect. People with family background must know this rule.

Therefore, Richard can only think that Cullen is just a very interesting and close to him, the servant of the gods in the trial of Pavaro.

It is a great luck for such a **** servant to be able to enter the Whip of Order squad. As for entering the Neo squad, it is basically impossible.

Therefore, the only explanation I can see is that either Neo saw Karen at his house, so he simply included Karen in the team as a non-staff member, or his grandfather mentioned it, because When I sent my grandfather out yesterday, my grandfather specially said to himself:

You are a good friend, you can get along with him more.

Grandpa usually doesn't praise people.

"Are you a non-staff member?" Richard asked again.

"um, yes."

Well, it seems that I guessed correctly. This time, including myself, Captain Neo has a total of two non-staff members.

"They seem to have a hard time getting along," Richard said.

"Well, a little bit."

"But it's good, you're here, we can take care of each other, at least when I'm embarrassed and cold, I know who to talk to to relieve, and when I'm cramped, I know who to look to and smile at each other."

"Yes, that's right."

"Don't worry, I will cover you." Richard said.

Karen nodded. "Good, thank you."

He could feel that his cousin didn't mean to look down on others, and it was indeed because he was happy to be in this team.

"By the way, do they know my identity?" Richard asked.

"Hasn't the captain formally introduced you yet?"

"No, but there will be a meeting soon. I should be introduced at the meeting, but I don't want to be introduced to my family background. It's not that I want to hide my identity, but I'm worried that I won't be able to get along with the group, and there will be barriers."

"Well, you're very thoughtful."

"So, you have to help me keep it a secret."

"I will."

"Haha, that's great, Karen, I knew you were pulled in, I didn't have to be nervous last night until I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, you don't know, I was nervous when I drove over today to see my teammates. The excitement kept pounding."

"Everyone gets along really well."

"It's not easy to get along with, they are very xenophobic. In their team, there is such an atmosphere, they can't be called xenophobia, but they are really like a pack of hounds, who will identify whether they are their own based on the smell on your body.

This is a social circle that I haven't been in contact with before, and I'm also learning to integrate into them, but I want to suggest you, it's better to restrain your aloofness, just like the way you were when you faced me yesterday. "

"Me?"

"Yes, but you should also understand. Look, didn't you also get sent to move things? We are both newcomers and non-staff members. These errands must be done by us. We need to be smart, and also Be smart."

Karen was very curious about how the brain of his cousin grew up. He was obviously born in a family of judges, with a prominent family background and respected status, but he had always had a very clear understanding of this kind of sophistication.

It seems that the social skills that his uncle lost were all "gifted" to his son.

As soon as I went downstairs, I saw Fanny standing there.

"There's a meeting, hurry up." Fanny said in a very frivolous and intimate tone.

"Okay, okay, they said, the drinks will be delivered right away."

Richard, who was blocked by the soda bottle and ice bucket in front of him, couldn't see who Fanny was talking to.

After walking in, Karen found that everyone else was sitting on chairs. Although the meeting place was simply laid out, it still paid attention to details.

For example, Neo is sitting in the first seat, Neo has a chair slanted to the side with his left hand, Gerry is sitting next, Wind is opposite Gerry, and the rest sit down from them.

Karen took down the ice bucket, Richard put down a case of soda, and shouted enthusiastically to the other side:

"Whoever drinks soda has ice cubes!"

Then, no one responded to him.

Neo lowered his head and closed his eyes to rest in peace. The captain has always had this habit. When he is talkative, he will be very talkative, and when he is silent, he will be very silent again.

As for the others... they are completely too lazy to pay attention to this newcomer.

Karen suddenly recalled the scene when he and the big guy officially met for the first time, in the suite of the Ankara Hotel. At that time, he felt that the team was very warm and warm.

Oh, it seems that I thought wrong.

The reason why everyone was so enthusiastic at that time was because he had just "confessed" to Ophelia, creating a precedent for "confession"-style security since the Church of Order established itself.

If there was no such misunderstanding, he might have enjoyed the same "group cold violence" treatment as Richard is now.

"Is no one drinking soda?" Richard was a little puzzled.

"I drink," Karen said. "They all drink."

This group of people, one by one, are basically alcoholics and smokers. This probably has something to do with their living environment. They have become accustomed to using alcohol and nicotine to pass the spiritual emptiness outside their tasks.

Especially the two women, Fanny and Xiong, drank brandy directly as milk tea.

"You drink it alone and move it down a box?" Richard asked.

"Isn't it still you?"

Karen remembered that when her cousin went to the Academic Affairs Building, he deliberately brought a thermos with ice pops in it.

"I want to be more gregarious and drink wine bars," Richard said. "You drink wine bars too."

"I don't like drinking." Karen shook her head.

At this time, a small leader brought down the red wine with two subordinates, and there were also well-washed red wine glasses, but he did not dare to bring them in.

Richard took the initiative to get things, and then took the initiative to pour red wine for everyone.

Karen silently took out four bottles of soda, cut out four grooves in the ice cubes in the ice bucket, and put the soda bottles into them to chill.

Just at this time, Marlowe also came back from the next door for a meeting, and after seeing Karen, he crouched down and chatted with him for a while.

"Are you drinking soda?" Karen asked.

"I want to drink," Marlowe answered honestly.

"Ok."

Karen nodded and lifted the ice bucket with the soda bottles.

Richard, who was quick in his hands and feet, had already poured everyone's drinks. When he put down the red wine bottle, he looked at the empty seats on the field. There were two empty seats, one by the captain's side and the other at the end.

Richard was going to sit at the rear, but Marlowe came and sat there directly.

Now, there is only the empty seat beside the captain.

Richard rubbed his hands on his clothes nervously, thinking to himself: Although everyone seems a little indifferent, in fact they still take me seriously.

Immediately, Richard walked to the empty chair beside Neo and sat down somewhat cautiously.

Then, when he raised his head and looked at all the people present, he found that all the people present were all looking at him together, and there was a little doubt in their eyes and expressions.

Richard immediately stood up, bowed to everyone, and said:

"Hello everyone, I'm a new non-staff member, my name is Richard; I have always admired the captain and looked forward to this team. Today is the day when I realize my dream in life. I can finally join this group. Proud of today, proud of today!"

After speaking, Richard bowed again.

Then, with just the right shy and excited smile on his face, he sat down again. This look is really not pretending, let alone acting. It is indeed a true portrayal of his heart at this time.

But when he sat down and looked at everyone again, he found that the doubts on everyone's expressions did not dissipate.

Did you not introduce yourself in detail?

Richard began to examine himself.

At this time, Karen came over with an ice bucket and found that there were no chairs, so she put the ice bucket down and prepared to get another chair.

"Karen, where is your seat." He pointed to where Richard was sitting now.

Fanny looked at Richard and said, "We forgot to get a chair for the newlyweds, let's get it ourselves, okay?"

"what?"

Richard stood up dazedly and stepped aside.

Gray reached out and patted the chair Richard was sitting on before, and said, "Karen, sit here."

The position in the hound group is won by one's own strength, and the ranking is the same.

After easily defeating Gray and Wind, Karen's sequence directly surpassed Gray and Wind, only below the captain. When everyone lined up, they obviously acquiesced to this.

Karen glanced at her little cousin, did not refuse, walked over with an ice bucket, and sat down.

Richard was a little embarrassed, more confused, but he was really strong mentally, so he ran out immediately, carried another chair, and sat down at the end.

Karen picked up two bottles of soda, opened the corks, and handed one of the bottles to her cousin, who was sitting a long way from her at the end.

Starting from Gray, it was natural to start the relay with the hands, one after the other, and finally passed to Richard.

Li looked at the soda bottle in his hand, and then looked at Karen sitting under the captain. He finally realized that he seemed to have made a mistake in his previous understanding of Karen!

People have long been a member of this team, and their ranking is very high.

My God, I actually said that people only rely on their own connections to get the qualifications to come in.

After realizing it, Richard was not angry, but felt that it was better. Compared to both newcomers and rookies, it seemed that Karen was a seasoned old hound and was more helpful to him.

Being sheltered is definitely a lot better than holding a group to keep warm and shivering together.

This is probably the differential treatment of the first sense. When you have a good impression of a person, you can think in a positive direction for various changes that occur.

Neo said:

"Now, the official meeting."

Everyone sat up straight, and Richard kept his back straight.

Neo reached out and pointed at Richard, who was sitting at the end: "Introduce the newcomer first."

Richard had to stand up again: "Hello everyone..."

"Okay, since it has been introduced before, let's go straight to the topic."

"..." Richard.

"Relying on the relationship of the newcomer's family, I just won a security mission. The specific process is the same as the last time to protect the Darkmoon Island delegation, but the reward is higher, more than doubled, and in addition to the coupons, there are physical rewards."

Everyone's faces showed surprises. The security tasks are simple, the risk factor is low, and they can eat and drink. The most important thing is that the task rewards are still high. Which team doesn't like such a task?

Fanny asked, "Captain, who is the target of protection this time?"

Neo replied, "Pamireth teaches."

Hearing this answer, Karen was stunned.

Obviously, many of the people present know the recent trend of the Divine Religion against the Pamireth Religion, including the accident in the Academic Affairs Building, which is said to be a revenge from the Pamireth Religion.

The entire church circle seems to feel that the UU Reading Book www.uukanshu.com Pamireth Sect will soon be destroyed, and only one divine will of the Order God will remain, and this divine will should already be going through the process.

Because, the religion of order needs a prestige to reshape its hegemonic image.

He opened his mouth and said, "But I heard that the delegation of the Pamireth sect has been expelled from the Ankara Hotel by the sect."

"The contemporary son of the Pamireth sect will land in York Harbor tomorrow night, and he will represent the true core of the Pamireth sect to hold talks with the sect. If the talks are successful, then the God of Pamireth will become my An offshoot of the mythological overview of the Orthodox."

A smile appeared on Neo's mouth.

Glancing at everyone present,

continued:

"Pamireth Cult will be integrated into my Order God Cult!"

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And next year.